Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-04-15
NOTES.

Senators Reagan and Maxey. of Texas, have
come out in favor OF prohibition.
The town of Westminster, Carroll county,
celebrated its semi-centennial on Monday.
The Presiden has appointed Benton J. Hall,
of Iowa, to be commissioner of patents vice NJ .
V. Montgomery, resigned.
Ascension Episcopal Church at Saltwater,
Mimi, was struck by lightning Monday morn
ing and totally destroyed.
Thirty seven bleoded horses were burned to
death in the destruction of John killens sta
bles at New Liberty, Iowa, Friday. Loss
$50, 900.
Senator Beck. of Ksntu ky, thinks Presi.
dent Cleveland will be renoninl,si, and that
hi. republican opponent will be Senator Ali
son, Of Iowa.
Two terrific explosion. at the nitro -glycerne
works at Pl ttsbug, n. Y, Sunday completely
destroyed the factory. The shock was felt in
burlington, VI, where IL WAS mistaken Tor al
earthquake.
A woman who shot her traducer explained,
when arrested, that she was compelled To com
nit the crime to prove her innocence her bus
oaud having told her that unless she shot The
nan he would kill her.
In the election held ia Rhode I,land last
week the Democrats, for the first time since
1882, carried the State, electing their entire
State ticket and securing a IN priiy on joint
ballot in the Legislature.
The steamship Britania on Saturday landed
.023 passengers in New York the Italia 1913;
the Noordlsnd. 900; the State of Peansylvs-
ni. and Bolivia, LOIS; the England, 500
making total of nearly 4. 400.
j. T. AnthoHy, of Pickens county, S. c.,
has beeu arrested, charged with an outrageous
assault upoL his two daughters, one a girl of
twelve and the other OF sevesteen. His daugh.
ters, son and wife appeared against sim.
The pesch-growers of Warren and Hunter
don counties, n. j, say the outlook favors an
unusually large crop OF fruit, especially peach
IS. 1t is thought that the crop Of the coming
season will be the heasiest known for years
A special from Augusta, Wis says. "a
bout an inch Of snow fell hsre Tuesday mis- ght
the surface OF which is covered with q thick
layer of what seems to be dust or ashes This
whole section, so far as heard from, is covered
with the same ysllowish snow"
Easter Sunday was ushered IN al Charleston
5. c.. with an earthquake shock which oc.
currei at $50 O'Clock While IL did no dam
age, il VAS severe enough to startle people
from their beds aud to irighsen early charcs-
go.rs This is the only shake felt there since
March l7th last.
Ga S4ardtv evening, while = csior-d boy
named Al -ete Fiis. aged v-ars, was pIay ns
on the railroad track near New Orleans, q ne
gro named Ben Williams came along. armed
with loaded gun, and ordered tn boz to say
his prayers The little negro oheysd, when
" illiams shot and fatally wounded him
Farming ia ore section ofNewherr- cosa,y,
$. 4. is being carried on uaier dltieul ties.
On one farm two stout aegro mea esa be seen
drawing plow, which l. guided By a negro
woman. These people haze req ei land. bet
have no working aaimal sna arr trying TO
raise crop by The most primitive NOD, o:
cultivation.
farmer 10 Geesasboroaga, Nd. thinkiug
TO change bis grade Of potatoes. bsrr.'sd all
thu, he had. shiPp~d them to Baltimore. and
ordered = few hsrreis Of extra Zoe Noth.ra
potatoes for se~j While barreIinr bis oxn
tuhers be los, his spec,acles whea be rsceis-
81 bis Norihsrn se~d potatoes ne found bis
missing specisclss in one OF toe barrels, Such
ihings destroy eonhisnee.
HT tsSAGAAN usAsFt EFEAssE " usa
ssiling oat Of Beaver hsrbor fee dsvs a.o,
sighted 40 Americaa fishing vessel within tss
three mile limit .nd esideatiy after bait. The
yigiisnt gave chase asd gained ca iae "Y.n.
kse who refused TO hssva to evsa whsn q
blank shat was 6rsd. The cAsw Sas euessa-
/ aeds hus the A uerie-n vessel ssos Rsined the
FlIae Mad was safe Tsis IL the srsi gus Cred
this season by canadiaa cruiser.
!
/ in Csliforais all save The shes, crop . many
COUNTIES. and will help the fruit. la Others
/ the grain is 50 far advanced th., nothing can
save it In the Ssn Joaquin asd SaerAusat TO
VALLEYS the outlook sss very gioour. ss = loas Z
dry spell bad p.rchsi The grain. Ss~. how
eTer, thr f.rmsss b~iiers ,hey wilt hare frua
half to t~o-thira. OF crop. The fruit crop
/ IN sill sections sill be esetmoas.
ncr At Rockford, III. on SATURDAY.. tie was at
| Westheld Corasrs wiih a stallion. aai whii~
exhibiting the horse IL strack bin with its fore
feet ana kaockej him dosn. While dowa the
stallion laid dosn on tbe man ui,h his knees
1 A mother man who vas present stabbed the
stallion in the nees wi'h II katie As the horse
arose from Hogan's bods IL grsspei ,h- pros
irase man by The aape uf th- nsek ani shook
hin so tia, be died 10 eight inmates. Hok.a
was 81 years Of age.
| A valuable brood mare belonging 10 tbs
stock farm Of Norman Barnard. oe.r Av.a.
dale. Pa, broke It's leg recently. snd Or. E~-
/ ing. of West Grove, set The broken limb and
/ let it In good conditlos. In the animals
plungss shrrwsrd the leg was again broken,
and Dir. Haidskoper. OF the Uaiversiiy Of Psnn.
syl.snis. having been ssnt for, advised &mpa-
tstion This vas done by DR.. Huidekoper,
assisted by DIR. Ewing, and the animal is said
| TO be doing sell. This 10 the 6rst case on rec
ord Of such al operation 10 America.
| A peculiarly horrible accident happened Al
the Lake Angeliae mine at Negsunee, u,ch
Friday night. A miner named Bssjs min
Marston was coming from the bottom # the
mine in ''skia'' in which ore is hois'sa,
when he stuck his head out At the Grs, level,
aud it was gu, q as though with a knife
The dismemhered head dropped $50 feet 10 the
sixth level and struck . mIaer on the arm All
the miners left the mine Immediately and
would not 20 into ii sesia. A boss miarr
named Sincock went down alone aud hrou 2h,
4 H. k..I